Mercurial is a free, distributed source control management tool. It efficiently handles projects of any size and offers an easy and intuitive interface. Mercurial efficiently handles projects of any size and kind. Every clone contains the whole project history, so most actions are local, fast and convenient. Mercurial supports a multitude of workflows and you can easily enhance its functionality with extensions. It is easy to learn: You can follow our simple guide to learn how to revision your documents with Mercurial, or just use the quick start to get going instantly. A short overview of Mercurial's decentralized model is also available. And it just works: Mercurial strives to deliver on each of its promises. Most tasks simply work on the first try and without requiring arcane knowledge. This is a meta package for convenience, to make mercurial available under an easy-to-remember name.